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Libya's national action group denounces Ansar al-Sharia statement

Date: 2014-05-29 07:34:10 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:749702

TRIPOLI, May 29 (MENA) - Libya's National Action Group denounced on Thursday the statement by the militant Ansar al-Sharia in which it threatened to turn Libya into a new Syria. This statement is a direct threat to the Libyan State and a frank ....

18 killed, injured in eastern Baghdad blast

Date: 2014-05-29 07:17:40 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:749716

BAGHDAD, May 29 (MENA) – Four people were killed and 14 injured Thursday after a booby-trapped car went off near a gas station east of Baghdad, a security source said. The source, who declined to be identified, added that a booby-trapped car ....

Egypt, Algeria seek to hold higher committee meetings soon

Date: 2014-05-29 05:57:32 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:749640

CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) - Egypt and Algeria discussed holding higher committee meetings as quickly as possible to develop bilateral cooperation. This came during a meeting between Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy and Algerian Prime Minister ....

UNESCO to set up observatory in Beirut to assess cultural heritage in Syria

Date: 2014-05-29 05:46:31 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:749626

PARIS, May 29 (MENA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) decided to set up an observatory to assess the cultural heritage in Syria. The decision was taken during an international meeting of experts at the ....

Egyptian ambassador meets Mauritanian parliament speaker

Date: 2014-05-29 05:45:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:749618

CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) – Egyptian Ambassador to Mauritania Ahmed Yacoub met with the new head of the Arab and African country's national assembly (the parliament) on Thursday. They discussed ways to boost the time-honored bilateral ties and the ....

UNESCO voices concern over killing of newspaper editor in Libya

Date: 2014-05-29 05:20:35 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:749633

PARIS, May 29 (MENA) - The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom has voiced deep concern over the killing of newspaper editor Meftah Bouzid in Libya earlier this week. Bouzid, editor of the weekly newspaper Burniq, ....

Head of Arab Parliament leaves Cairo

Date: 2014-05-29 03:53:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:749558

CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) - Head of the Arab Parliament Ahmed al-Jarwan left Cairo for Dubai in the early hours of Thursday after the end of Egypt's presidential election. He was accompanied by a team of Arab lawmakers whom he led in their mission to ....

5 killed, 10 injured in car bomb explosion in southwest Baghdad

Date: 2014-05-28 20:40:24 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:174 - ID:749199

BAGHDAD, May 28 (MENA) – Five Iraqis were killed while ten others injured when a car bomb went off Wednesday in Jehad neighborhood in southwest Baghdad, a security source said. Earlier, 55 people were killed and injured including security ....

Abbas calls on Israel to resume negotiations

Date: 2014-05-28 19:59:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:167 - ID:749197

RAMALLAH, May 28 (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Wednesday on Israeli government to resume negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel. During a meeting with participants of the Palestinian and Israeli Peace ....

Coronavirus death toll in Saudi Arabia up to 186 - statement

Date: 2014-05-28 18:35:42 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:154 - ID:748992

RIYADH, May 28 (MENA) – The death toll from Coronavirus in Saudi Arabia has risen to 186 people since the first case was reported in September 2012, the Saudi health ministry said on Wednesday. A total of 565 people have been infected with the ....